plan to keep their legacy alive. fox 5 morning news at 7:00 starts right now. good morning. it is friday, september 11th, 2009. we have seen a steady rain to start our day. we'll get an updated forecast in just a moment. and thank you for joining us. i'm allison seymour. >> i'm tony perkins in for steve. today has been declared a national day of service by president obama. ahead this morning, we'll find out ways we can get involved around the region. >> and also ahead this morning, our first friday football forecast of the new football season. we're talking with the junkies from the fan to talk about the redskins versus the giants. >> a therere events scheduled acrosschecununotrr ofo9/11. tucker joins us to talk bout t

the forecast. we'll have heavy rain to ext s of the area ov eenxt th couple of hours. here is hd hdhdadar.. r ttiedhe ad l oulow raoy, you'll get ome some . in f o rain l of f this ipushing to the west. along the southern portion of the capital beltway, heavy rain expected over te ncoxt ple of hours. i'll show you the storm system. it's impressive cranking up and throwing heavy rain back along the eastern seaboard. portions of new jersey, all of delaware under a tornado watch until noon and up towards new york it will be blustery with heavy rain expected there as well. temperatures are cool to start the day. currently 59 at reagan national. humidity is 87%. winds out of the north and west at 15 miles per hour. gusty around here this morning as well. the early rain will give way to

partly cloudy conditions here in washington with a high temperature of 73. let me emphasize, well out to the west, you'll wake up with clouds and a sunny afternoon and could reach 80 in points to the west, towards winchester and the mountains of vest earn virginia. more details coming up. let's get to julie wright. a new accident to report on the beltway in silver spring. and we still have the accident in virginia southbound 395 trying to work past ridge road and down toward shirlington. accident involving an overturned vehicle. now you can see traffic is able to get by using the two left lanes as you travel from the 14th street bridge toward landmark. two lanes now open at this time. eastbound washington boulevard at columbia pike is where we have a crash. i'm told that the eastbound lanes are blocked and traffic is being diverted througha parking. lanes open at 395 and across the 14th street bridge.

accident on the outer loop of the beltway past the exit for colesville road. traffic jammed out of college park westbound around 495. more slow traffic off of the southbound 270 spur toward the math. two separate accidents on the outer loop. the latest blocking the right lane before the bridge. inner loop of the beltway, crash before river road is now cleared to the shoulder. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. today we reflect on a tragic day that changed america. on 9/11 2001, a group of terrorists group attack. >> thousands of people were killed. >> the most casualties occurred at world trade center in new york city. that day would become known as groundzero and would change the name of the twin tours to ground zero. more than 2,000 people were

killed when two planes crashed into the twin towers causing them to collapse. >> that includes hundreds of first responder who's rushed to the scene to try to accept save victims. weeks following, volunteers spent hours looking for those missing. >> vice president joe biden will attend a service at the world trader center. the fames of those lost will be read. and there will be a new name added. leon hayward who died of lymphoma and lung disease after the attack because a medical examiner was ruled a homicide because of a toxic dust cloud

caused lung cancer. another group of hijackers crashed american airlines flash 77 into the pentagon. 59 people on that plane died. another 125 inside the pentagon were killed. president obama will attend a memorial service for the victims at the pentagon this morning. the event is for victims, family members only. holly morris is at the pentagon this morning. right now there are security measures taken in advantage of the president's visit. so we'll check in with her coming up during in the 8:00 hour. in the meantime we'll be remembering the 40 people who died on a field in shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 was brought down by terrorists. it was believed the plane was headed to d.c. when passengers fight with the hijackers. this is a look at memorial fence in shanksville. later on they will have a

permanent memorial built. tom ridge, the first secretary of homeland security, will be at the shanksville ceremony. a small remembrance will be held at bernie backus middle school. the school lost a teacher and student. one student and teacher were killed when flig 77 crashed into the pentagon. they were on the way to california for a national geographic conference. asia had just started the 6th grade and she was talented in math. clark had been a teacher for 36 years. we'll be live at the school in the 8:00 hour for more on today's memorial. new tonight, hazmat crews will spend the morning cleaning up a chemical spill in prince george county. a 5-gallon drum of cleaning chemicals spilled in capitol heights.

everything is contained now but the explosion blew out two overhead garage doors and window and damaged a van inside. in lanham, police are looking for the person responsible for a deadly hit- and-run. this happened around 8:00 last night along annapolis road. police say 36-year-old jose perez was hit and killed by a car. a witness turned up at a local police station to give officers more information. they're now looking for a chrysler model vehicle with damage to the left front headlight area. more trouble for metro as a transit worker remains in the hospital with serious injuries. a train hit him as he worked on tracks yesterday in the tunnel between the braddock road and reagan national airport stations. he was airlifted to a hospital. metro says the train operator may not have known a worker was on the tracks and didn't slow down. 7:07 right now on this september 11th. and coming up on fox 5 morning news, more as we remember 9/11. >> this is a live look now at ground zero in new york city

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here is a live look at northwest washington there our tower cam and you can see it's quite gray. we've had areas of drizzle and areas of heavy rain this morning. >> and have we seen 50s in the morning at this time yet? 59 right now. >> only once or twice. but this is a different kind of 50s. this is a stormy condition so it does feel cool. and it's windy as well. winds out of the north and northeast at 15-20 miles per hour. and it's even worse off to the north and east.

let's get right to it. i want to take you to the radar. and look at this very impressive storm system. look at that. it'sapwr t ping'sup there right off the cost of delaware pid it's ou tsun wing copious amounts of moisture toward the washington area. first you can see the heavy bands of rain and it's worse off to the north and up towards northeastern portions of maryland and philadelphia. they have flood watches. we have tornado watches for delaware and most of new jersey as the system syy rwllo grinds up the coast. so if you're headed up to new york city, expect slow travel. here in washington it's raining at this hour and we'll continue to see rain wlfor the next several hours. out to the west is a very fine line as the rain cuts off, west of manassas and toward charlottesville, you'll wake up with sunshine. so depending on where you're watching us from, you may see sunshine and temperatures near 80. further to the east and north, it will be a gloomy and cloudy m

eas the storm system continues to push off to the north. let's talkt aoub the temperatures. it is cool out there. 59 at reagan national. 62 in norfolk. 54 in pittsburgh. five-day forecast, we'll be in for partly to mostly cloudy conditions this afternoon. i think the rain will lift out of washington later. tomorrow we'll wake up with cloud cover. by afternoon we should see some sunshine here in town and right now sunday looks beautiful. no rain expected. high temperatures in the low 80s. and by monday and tuesday this will be a long forgotten memory. >> that's a good thing. we look forward to that. >> me too. >> tucker, thanks. let's go to jewel yule and find out what is happening on the roadways. >> it might be monday before we clear out some of the delays on the beltway. it's nasty out there in virginia. inner loop of the beltway west of the springfield interchange new accident to report. southbound 395 south of washington at ridge road, accident involving the over turned vehicle. now traffic is able to get by

using the two left lanes as you continue from the 14th street bridge. fire and rescue still there on the scene traveling southbound. this is northbound 95, slow from potomac mills toward lorton and again leaving springfield up to 395. 395 slows from the beltway toward duke street. again the beltway, outer loop, where we have three separate accidents this morning. latest before reaching the american legion bridge involving an overturned vehicle. delays are stacked up off of the 270 spur as you work south of montrose past democracy boulevard. inner loop, traffic cleared. this is against the rush hour flow for those leaving tysons toward bethesda. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. 7:14 now. coming up, we have more on the events surrounding the 9/11 remembrances today. also good news in the fight against swine flu. up next on fox 5 morning news,

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eight years after the attacks on 9/11, new video has surfaced. it's am tour video taken that day in new york. this video is part of the launch of a website trying to gather stories from the after math. the memorial museum has been putting the video together. nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 attacks. highest death toll came at ground zero in new york.

>> people there and throughout the nation are remembering the victims. dick brennan joins us live from new york city with more. >> reporter: good morning. people have been arrived for hours, since 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning and the weather has been miserable. heavy rain and winds. but they're braving it. in fact we're expeing thousands to turn out. >> i miss him every single day of my life. >> it's been eight agonizing years. >> i still feel my husband's loss. >> reporter: phyllis is among thousands marking an anniversary that is never celebrated. more than 2700 dead. families come here as they do every year, reading names saying prayers. >> he's in my conversation at

least once a day, if not more. >> reporter: eight years later and there is no memorial. >> i didn't dream this would take more than eight years. >> reporter: later entertainer jay z. will hold a benefit concert. >> the product of self-lessness that family members made. i'm a new yorker through and through. >> reporter: and tonight the annual light will tribute. >> and my life now is different. and i believe he's watching us. >> reporter: so within the hour we are expecting vice president biden to be arriving here. and in less than an hour the cemonies will begin with a

parade of marchers coming into the park behind me. that's the latest from ground zero. back to you guys. >> dick, thank you very much. the toxic dust that was left behind in new york has been linked to asthma and even cancer for those who spend countless hours at ground zero. coming up in the 8:00 hour, we'll take a closer look at the health affects of fit responders. >> two of the victims from the 9/11 attacks will be remembered at a d.c. elementary school. >> a teacher and a student from birdie backus elementary were on the flight that hit the pentagon. sherry ly is live at the school in northeast with more this morning. >> good morning, allison. today backus elementary school will be having a brief memorial ceremony for the teacher and student who died in those 9/11 attacks. they are a part of this school family with a tree and a plaque outside dedicated in their memory. now 11th asia was a 6th grader at backus, remembered for her

smile, persistence and kind heart. her teacher, sarah clark, had taught in d.c. schools for 36 years and was engaged to get married and had two children. eight years ago the two were on board american airlines flight 77 from dulles to los angeles when it crashed into the pentagon. cotham was going to califoia with clark for a national geographic conference. students will be here at the school to present a new plaque for this memorial that is here. and they will also be cleaning up around the tree that is placed here in their honor. a brief ceremony will begin at 11:00 this morning. live in northeast, sherry ly, fox 5 news. back to you. the president will attend a memorial service at the pentagon this morning. and our holly morris is there. we'll get a live update from her coming up in the 8:00 hour. good news in the fight

against swine flu. u.s. and australia researchers say one dose of the new h1n1 vaccine looks strong enough to protect most adul and can start protecting within ten days of the shot. one dose means tight supplies of the swine flu vaccine won't be stretch sod badly after all. the u.s. has ordered 195 million doses. they are expected to start arriving in mid-october. the reforms i'm proposing would not apply to those who are here illegally. >> you lie. >> that was joe wilson of south carolina yelling you lie when the president said illegal immigrants would not benefit from the new health care plan. wilson has since apologized. in response, the president says everyone makes mistakes. nancy pelosi does not plan to take any action against the congressman. but jim kleinberg is pushing for a resolution of public disapproval unless he

apologized to the house by tuesday. and some were wondering if this could affect his current campaign for re-election. following the outburst, his democratic opponent has raised more than $400,000 in campaign contributions. it is now 7:23, coming up on 7:24. looking for ways to participate in the national day of service. find out where help is needed in our area coming up next on fox 5 morning news. plus the latest on the looming health care battle when we check in with chris wallace. and also still ahead, the redskins face the giants and it counts. and we are teaming up with the junks from 106.7, the fan, for the football forecast. and a quick reminder that fox 5 is expanding. starting monday you can catch up from 4:55 through 10:00 a.m. all morning long. don't go anywhere. we're back in less than 3 mites.

welcome back to fox 5 morning news at 7:27. today marks 8 years since the 9/11 attacks. ceremonies will be held at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. the memorial unveiled on this

day last year is the first dedicated memorial. a private formal ceremony starts there today at 9:30. the president will speak at the event. and a moment of silence will be held at 9:37 when american airlines flight 77 hit the pentagon. all things indicate that all of the remembrances that are planned are going to continue, despite the fact there is bad weather out there. as far north as new york city as well. >> wet and windy here and in new york and philadelphia and it will be a gloomy day for the eastern seaboard. but around here we might see some sunshine in the afternoon, but not over the next couple of hours as the rain continues to fall sadiy n eti nhet ncouple of hours. >> we deserve thsunshine. >> let's look ate he took at th i'll show you the torrenale ugo pressure. it 'sfinally to ng ot move

on shore and taking on some tropical characteristics. here in washington, you can see the green across the area. and here in washington it's a steady rain off to the north here toward beltsville, college park and heavier rain and in prince george's county and south. largo is probably getting heavy rain. south and east in prince george's county toward charles county. all of this heavy rain is pushing from east to west and will continue to push through the city here over the next hour or so. so expect some bands of heavy rain. want you to notice the cutoff. the rain doesn't reach further west than about manassas. in culpeper and west, you're waking up with cloud cover. out toward winchester, you're waking up with sunshine. this forecast is varied depending on where you are waking up. let's go to satellite radar. i'm show you the storm crash on shore. we've been watching it for the last several days but it just throws itself on shore with moisture overnight. and the heaviest rain on the western edge is off to the

north and east. so baltimore heavy rain and in northest earn maryland. philadelphia, wilmington and up to new york city. expecting up to six inches of rain in spots. we have flash flood warning and a tornado watch continuing for delaware and most of new jersey. and this storm is showing that itas some tropical characteristics as tsifl lifts to the north and east. notice the sunshine toward charlottesville. we'll see if those sneak in here this afternoon. maybe we can get partly cloudy conditions. it's cool in washington. 59 in dulles. 63 in fredericksberg. 58 in winchester. our temperatures here in town in the low to mid-70s. off to the north and west, you might see 80 today in the sunshine. here is your forecast. early rain showers becoming partly cloudy by afternoon. and cool with high temperatures only in the low to mid-70s. winds out of the north at 10- 15. here is your five-day forecast, and again as we get into the

afternoon, you might see a few rays. sunshine and saturday we'll wake up with cloud cover by afternoon. we're going to see sunshine. sunday looks fantastic. high temperatures in the low 80s monday and tuesday as well. that will do it for weather. let's get back to the desk and tony. >> tucker, thank you very much. improvement on the way. president obama's plea for health care reform has taken center stage this week. the initial reaction from capitol hill broke party lines but some lawmakers are holding out hope that a compromise can be met. this week on fox news sunday chris wallace speaks with a panel of influential lawmakers. he joins us from capitol hill. >> good morning, tony. and in addition to the panel, we'll talk to the man who may have stolen the showon wednesday night, that's congressman joe wilson of south carolina who shouted "you lie," at the president. and we'll have an interview with him and the big question i'll ask him what in the world

were you thinking. >> and that's the question we want answered. and let me ask you about that. jim cleburn wants him to apologize or face public approval. do you think that has any legs? >> i doubt it. the speaker said she would just as soon move on and so would the white house. there are maybe some people who think it was clearly over the line for him to do that. he admits that now. so there may be some people that want to exact their pound of flesh. but i think that the wiser heads in congress, among the democratic leadership thinks let's not get caught in the side show and go forward with the bill. >> and obviously the big speech, some lawmakers saying maybe we can work things out this week. tell me who you have on. >> we haven't been fully booked but we're talking to one of the moderate congressman -- or senator who was against the public option.

we'll talk to arlen hatch who is against the idea and fill it out with some republicans and democrats. interestingly enough, i don't think the president has picked up many, if any, republican votes. but i think he was trying to appeal to independent voters and to seniors to say, look, whether i get republican votes or not there are republican ideas in this. it is a compromise. and i think the most important thing that happened is you're not hearing democrats now saying if i don't have this in the bill, i can't vote for it. democrats seem more uted than before the speech and in the end if he has a united democratic party, the president will get what he wants. >> and chris, you also have andy sterne coming on to talk labor. >> he's the head of the sciu. the biggest union in the country. we'll talk to him about health care reform and have him tell you it's a movie story why this debate is personal with him. >> and congressman joe wilson on the show. thank you for joining us.

you can watch chris this morning on sunday after fox 5 morning news. we have the latest on the traffic with julie wright. >> thanks to mother nature and the wet pavement, we're dealing with a slow go leaving 95 toward georgia avenue. look closy through the rain drops and this is the beltway at university boulevard. all of this was headed towards colesville road where we had an accident blocking that left lane. that now out of your way. southbound 270, delays beginning at father hurley. the slow traffic remains on the beltway continuingowd toward river road with an earlier accident just cleared. so again another four miles worth of slow traffic as you travel south of 270 toward river road. so overall a miserable commute from germantown before the pace improves. in virginia, still busy cleaning up this wreck. this one involving the overturned vehicle which looks like it's being rolled on to a roll back as we speak. southbound 395, south of washington boulevard at ridge road, two left lanes will squeeze by. delays beginning after the 14th street bridge. northbound 395, lanes are open

at the h.o.v. and the main line. slowing from the beltway toward duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. this 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, volunteering is taking center stage. it has been declared a national day of service and remembrance. so how can you get in on this and participant? joining us this morning, curtis cannon, director of partner services for d.c. cares and hank milany, senior v.p. for wal-mart. and this is a partnership between greater d.c. cares and wal-mart. what does this mean for wal- mart, this huge corporation to be behind you in your effort? >> well it's a huge help to us. we love to have him here. it brings a lot of resources and a name to such an important day, which is the inaugural 9/11 national day of service and remembrance which is

culminating a summer of service that wal-mart has participated in with the entire summer and this is the culmination of that. >> and the president declaring this a summer of service. and why get involved, hank? >> well at wal-mart we're proud to be partnered with d.c. cares and we want to help the president bring his vision to life for service. and this is something that our associates are very committed to and we are very proud of our associates. last year alone our employees donated over a thousand hours and later on this morning we're headed over to rfk stadium to do quilts and pillows for families in the armed services so we're looking forward to a great morning. >> and curtis is does kick off today. tell us what we're doing today.

>> we're bringing out over 4,000 volunteers to create quilts for children in the arms services, but doing part cleanups and fire kits for the d.c. firefighters foundation, working at senior centers, schools and d.c. public librairies as well. >> and those are some things you can do today. and just take an extended lunch break and help. it doesn't have to be an extended event. many of us have to work. but you're just saying get involved. and let me ask you because you have a lot of volunteers. what does volunteering do for us? we're n in it for the money. what does it do for your spirit? >> the community needs help. there is a constant need for volunteers in the sector. and as far as volunteers, that feeling of giving back and it is a great way to get to know your community and to meet new people and to network and if you have certain professional skills, it's a great way to

translate those to a new sector that we haven't used them for. >> and i'll just say this. wal-mart is no stranger to giving. this is a special event but the giving does not stop there for the corporation. why is it then so important? you don't have to do any of this, really? >> we offer a local determination to donate almost $400 million to great organizations. and like curtis said, most importantly it's the right thing to do, it's fun and it gives us a great feeling. >> let's talk about the projects for today, because we are pausing to remember the day 9/11. curtis, what specifically can we do today to honor the victims? >> well most importantly, it's a day of service and remembrance. so all of the projects do have the opportunity to remember and reflect on the events that have happened. that is something we wanted to

make sure was a key seam throughout our projects. and our projects are running throughout the day. there are projects in the morning, through lunch and going into the evening. >> and do you think this will continue with the effort? this is the inaugural day of volunteering? do you plan on continuing to make this a special day. >> absolutely. and it's a special day to come out and remember and serve. but there is also a need for volunteers 365 days a year and there are also opportunities to serve. >> and if you're watching today and you want to help, is it too late? do you have your volunteers or can you still help? >> we're getting there. you can go to dccares.org. >> and as far as wal-mart, you have associated coming out? >> yes, it is. >> good luck if your efforts

and we'll link this information on myfoxdc.com. agn, good luck. tony, over to you. 59 degrees at 7:39. remember the fee mal track star who some have speculated is a man. well the gender test results are in and we'll share that story. plus the washington redskins take on the new york ants at the opening of the season. we're heading to 106.7 the fan to see if the junkies think the redskins are pull off a win. stay tuned for the season's first friday football forecast. then she's talking about her new gig as an american idol judge. find out what ellen degeneres thinks about working alongside simon. fox 5 morning news continues after the break.

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here we go. the washington redskins kick off the 2009 season on sunday. and with the offense still looking to find a groove after a shaky preseason, the team could be looking to the defense and the big off-season acquisitions for some help. time for the first friday football forecast of the season. joining us live via escape this morning are the junkies from the fan. good to see you. >> what is happening, everybody? >> i want to get excited about

the redskins. after last year, it was tough for all of us as fans. how do you think they can do this year and is it going to be the defense that will get them through? >> there is a mix. there is the rational guys back here. jason and j.b., who think they won't be that good. and i know the redskins fans will be bitter at two of us. and then you have the blind homers up here. >> they're just haters back there. we're the guy that's believe. >> we're looking at it objectively. they have a great addition to the defense, solid additions to the offense and improved the special teams and if you look at the schedule, it's very favorable. >> mr. objective for all of the people that are watching on fox 5, how many pro-bowlers did the redskins have last year before the season. >> i may have overvalued them. >> it was like 12. >> talking about the redskins going to the superbowl last year. >> that's the first time you've ever been objective. >> all i can tell you, is that the giants game will be

difficult, no doubt. but the giants don't have plaxico burres, they don't have derek ward and after hat we have three or four cupcakes. >> this is a guy who thought jason campbell is in the same league as tom brady. >> but remember last year one of the cupcakes was with the rams. >> let's talk specifics about some of the guys. you mentioned haynesworth. the guys that we acquired, what do they bring to the team and what will it take to stop the giants on sunday in, you talk about hanes worth. he's got to be the key. the giants are the key to running the ball. it's all about shutting down the running game. if the skins can neutralize that running game, keep b jacobs around 75 or 80 yards and don't let him go nuts like last year. >> and force eli to beat you.

pressure him and take it up to double teams and then they have a great chance. >> the defense should be able to make more big plays. and you talk about the value of the acquisition, the guys playing defensive end, carter, they talked about that. they use defensive teams every snap. this is a team this had a high ranked defense but they didn't create turnovers. >> i think the jury is still out on eli manning because they lost burres and toomer, but i think the guys stepping in, nixon drafted out of north carolina, i think they'll be good. manny has had the entire off season and preseason to work with these guys so it's not like they're stepping. >> they are very important. with plaxico burres last season, eli manning quarterback rating was 93, without him it was 69. >> oh. >> that paing game takes a huge hit without him. >> but what is funny about

this, both guys think the redskins are going to lose. >> gamble and take the redskins. [ multiple speakers ] >> i think if you're a gam beller, i think you take the redskin and the points. the junkies at 106.7 the fan. thank you very much. we look forward to doing this all season long. you can hear them all morning long. and there is a full lineup on sunday. geico pregame show. the -- the cowboys take on the buccaneers and then the redskins take on new york. a controversy that has the world talking. you may remember the story of the south african runner, caster simenna that blew away the competition at the track and field competition. she was accused of being a man.

she was ordered to undergo gender testing. today the international association of athletics said they received the results but would not comment until november. an australia newspaper says she has male and female sex organs. her body produces high level of testosterone. the iaaf refused to confirm the report. the south africa administration says she's a woman and remaining our heroin and we should protect her. so should she not run at all. >> but she's also a man. she's both. seriously. so my suspicion is that they will strip her of whatever the record was shgot because she

is unusual. >> i think that's unfair. any way. >> i'm not going to touch this subject. let's gweather. >> and i was dragged into it. >> somebody saw me on the street, they would say you ab about that runner. but thinknkit's important. >> no pun intended. let's go to the or activity. a lot of heavy rn ofthf toe east. tprs es just ouabot through the district he. so if you're watching inside the beltway, too n see heavy rain, out towards college rk a wiaihetilln ck sty. rhetain will stick he oturanhor he another hour or two, maybe three and will start to liftoff to the north and northeast later today. and let's go to the satellite radar. i'll show you the storm system. very impressive. it's winding up during the overnight hours and if you're going to be outdoors from washington to philadelphia to new york or traveling in that

direction, it is going to be a messy morning. there are very blustery conditions. we have a tornado watch issued for all of delaware and much of new jersey as this storm system is trying to take on tropical characteristics. so we'll continue to monitor it here over the next several hours. here is your forecast for today. a lot of clouds out there. could see some sunshine here in washington later this afternoon with high temperatures in the low to mid-70s. closer to 80 in winchester and martinsberg. you could get 80 this afternoon. here in washington this weekend. saturday waking up with clouds and ending with sunshine. 78 for an afternoon high. sunday and monday with temperatures in the low 80s. it will get better. >> tucker, thank you. let's go to julie wright and find out about the roadways. it's been a messy commute so far. >> it has been. and still have our hands full in virginia. on the inner loop from tysons back up tward montgomery county, a lot of slow traffic there. as you work northbound coming

across the american legion bridge. accident activity before the bridge has cleared. an accident upear river road that has cleared and the inner loop of the beltway looking bet ert -- looking better north of river road but traffic in montgomery county toward georgia and towards colesville road. this is the outer loop which is slowing off of the southbound 270 spur. 270 is gridlocked approhing and passing hyattstown and leaving germantown until the southbound spur and toward the american legion bridge where they are checking for a stalled car along the econd lane from the right. so that's a good 20-mile backup right now. down toward the exit for the outer loop leaving germantown and toward the american legion bridge. sound bound 395, a accident involving a couple of vehicles. the overturned car has been loaded up on to a roll back but 395 jammed from the pentagon toward shirlington. northbod in the h.o.v. lanes as well as the main line, everything is open. the main line slows leaving

newington toward edsel road and toward duke street. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. 59 degrees, 7:51. idol will have a new face sitting next to simon, randy and cara in january. >> ellen degeneres has signed on to be the new judge. she is talking. she shares her thoughts on what it will be like working with simon. i

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more than 100 musical acts competing for a chance to play here on fox 5 morning news and you get to decide who that winner is. so go to myfoxdc.com and cast your vote. of the top six acts will perform for a chance to play live on fmn. now to the american idol shocker. the producers have named ellen degeneres as the paula abduhl replacement and now she talks about how she plans to handle job. she's the new judge for idol season 9. she was a guest judge on other hit shows like you think you can dance this summer, she was surprised to

learn the judges picked her. how does she plan to deal with simon and his harsh judging? >> simon, and i tell him all of the time, he's mean and he doesn't need -- because i usually agree with him. i think he's pretty right on with a lot of it. but sometimes he's harsh. and i think you can be honest without being mean. >> tune in for the brand new season of american idol this january right here on fox 5. and we wanted to know what you think. so we took a poll on our website and asked what you think of ellen as an idol judge. 28% said she'll be great. and 23% say paula was better and 13% say it's better with three judges instead of four, even though that wasn't the question that was asked. >> okay. >> and 30% say it doesn't matter to them. you can take the poll on myfoxdc.com. i suspect more people care than want to say. >> 34% said i don't care. not that it doesn't matter to them. >> right. 7:56 now. it is 59 degrees on this friday

morning. coming up after 8:00, our coverage of the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks does continue. >> we'll go back out live to backus elementary school to remember those killed in the 9/11 attacks. now first responders are dying of cancer. a closer lk at their health concerns coming up. stay with us.

eight years ago today terrorists hijacked four airlines and crashed them in new york, washington and pennsylvania. almost 3,000 people were killed. but the attacks changed everyone's life. good morning, i'm tony perkins in today for steve. >> i'm allison seymour. this 9/11 marks the first fashional day of service and remembrance. we'll get to that this hour. and we'll talk about the

weather because it will impact the services going on here and across the atlantic. >> certainly a very wet and rainy the next couple of hours here in washington and very wet and blustery in new york city. the winds are whipping up as we have this area of low pressure off the coast of delaware but its impacting the atlantic and southern new england. let's go to the weather. i'll show it to you. it's very impressive. off to the nortand east, expecting extremely heavy rain. up to six inches of rain expected near philadelphia and toward wilmington. here in washington, we're on the western edge of it but we ain e vband of heavy nomor through the district in the last 45 minutes. very slow to get out of here as this area of low pressure has been moving up the eastern seaboard for the better part of five days now. let's talk about temperatures and the winds. currently 59 degrees. it's cool out there. bring along a jacket as the winds are gusting out of the

north at 15 miles per hour. humidity is 87% in the rain and the pressure is down. 30.12 inches. heres your forecast. this is very specific to where you are waking up this morning. if you're out to west. you'll see more sunshine today and temperatures near 80. and by out to the west, i mean out towards martsinsberg and winchester. here in washington, early rain showers becoming partly cloudy this afternoon. it will be cool with high temperatures in the low to mid- 70s. off to the east, it will be cloudy and rainy throughout the day as you start to work up toward baltimore and towson. >> tucker barnes, thank you very much. let's turn to julie wright with an eye on the roadways. >> it's been busy. southbound 295 past malcolm x accident activity tieing up all by the right two lanes. so busy commute out of southeast washington. inbound lanes are open but a

slow crawl across the anacostia bridge to the freeway. inbound 50 the wreck out of buoy on the shoulder, delays pagsle scene and out of 410 riverdale to northeast washington. outer loop slow, college park into silver spring. this is what we're looking at at colesville road. we have reports of standing water on the inner loop from georgia avenue back toward colesville along the left side so be careful there. it's like a 20-mile back up southbound out of 270 out of germantown toward the american legion bridge. two separate accidents have cleared. now we're dealing with a stalled car before the bridge tieing up the second lane from the right. river road an accident, and very slow past the accident scene but all lanes are open. if you're traveling in virginia along 66, it's heavy and slow out of manassas through centerville and again leaving fair oaks through vienna toward the capital beltway. the beltway slow from 66. a fender-bender on the inner loop after the springsfield interchange on the shoulder with a backup leaving van dorn street.

that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. america is remembering september 11th, 2001. it is a day that changes the country forever. >> 2976 people were killed in the terror attacks in new york, d.c. and pennsylvania. here is a live look at new york city where the first of four moments of silence will start at 8:46 this morning. vice president joe biden will be at today's ceremony near ground zero. the president will attend a memorial service for the victims at the pentagon this morning. the event is for victims' family members only. at 9:30 will there le a welcome by -- there will be a welcome by admiral mullen. and a moment of silence at the time the airplane crashed into the pentagon. after that robert gates will introduce the president and president obama will speak for

a few minutes. then the ceremony will end with a performance of america the beautiful. there are a lot of events taking place around town today to remember 9/11. at 9:00 a.m. this morning, the 72 law enforcement officers killed in the terror attacks will be remembered in a ceremony at the national law enforcement officers memorial. at 9:15, several first responders will speak at a ceremony at fort mead. the public is in sited to attend. and at noon there will be a special service with prayers for the victims and families and those affected at the national cathedral. also today, a small remembrance will be held at burnie backus middle school in northeast. that school lost a teacher and a student bac 9/11/2001, we'll go live to the campus later this hour. and the war in afghanistan is at a cross roads. >> public support is waning as the white house is considering

adding more troops. doug luzader has more now from capitol hill. >> reporter: over the past eight years, the war in afghanistan has gone full circle, from dominating the headlines to becoming the forget an war to now being an emerging political battle here in washington. while public attention has come and gone over the years, the actual war has raged on. and after what would seem to be an easy start in the after math of 9/11, fighting has never been more intense in afghanistan. these troops raining in oklahoma are among the n. -- the next to go. >> we still need your support. >> reporter: the lieutenant general frank kerney has helped guide the support. >> it is about the same objective as 9/11. we had a country harboring terrorists who were planning and planned the assault on this

nation. >> and that is the message the president has continued to press. through his presidential campaign, he stressed the need to draw down troops in iraq to free resources for afghanistan. and almost immediately after taking office, he announced plans for a troop surge there. but u.s. casualties increase and the taliban strengthening, the political landscape is changing for the white house. >> we do not have the troops or the money to be there in person et tewity. >> reporter: and support in congss is limited too. eight years after the 9/11 attack, the mindset has evolved as the troops in afghanistan brace for a 9th year. >> and democrats are pressuring the white house to come up with a new strategy for afghanistan by the end of this year, and there will be 68,000 u.s. troops there n. washington, doug luzader, fox news. >> doug, thank you very much. up next we'll go out live to new york city with more on the remembrance ceremony.

and we'll check out other stories of the day, including a explosion at a prince george's county warehouse. and monday you'll get another hour of news, traffic and weather. fox 5 morning news will be on the air from 4:55 until 10:00 a.m. it all starts on monday, this upcoming monday, september 14th. stay with us. we'll be right back. ♪

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today america is remembering the 9/11 attacks. once again this year a tribute and lights will be turned on at sunset in new york for one night only. >> fox's dick brennan has more now. >> i miss him every single day of my life. >> reporter: it's been eight agonizing years for phyllis frank whose son worked at world center center. >> i still feel my son's loss. my husband says he's not lost,

he died. >> reporter: marking a ceremony, more than 2700 dead, families come here as they do every year to read names, saying prayers, fighting tears. stevie he is pose eato mourns her husband. >> he's in my conversation at least once a day if not more. and it's going to be eight years later. >> reporter: and still no 9/11 memorial. in fact there has been more bickerin build -- than building. >> i don't dream this would take more than ten years. >> reporter: vice president biden will be here today on what is now a day of national service. later entertainer jay z. will hold a benefit concert. >> the pride i felt, the selflessness that family members made for all of us. i just thought it was the right thing to do and i'm a new yorker through and through. >> reporter: remembrances will conclude with the annual tribute in light and many,

including stevie he is pose eato, look to the future. >> my life is good today. i never thought i would say that. and it is. and i believe he's watching us. >> reporter: we're hoping for a break from the weather. the web and -- the wind and rain have kicked up again. and umbreas are useless and just get kicked away. the vice president should speak at around 9:03. that's the latest from here. >> and let me ask you about the weather. the conditions have been bad. have they talked about i the weather is bad and if they would postpone the events? >> there are no plans to postpone the events. we may have seen the worst of it. there were 40-50 mile-per-hour winds and they have abated. so it appears right now that the show will go on. >> and we will also pause nationally for four moments of silence. could you just tell us, what

those will be in significance for? >> reporter: i'm having a trouble hearing you. but i can tell you that the pipe band have started going and within an hour they will get going. and later today, there will be concerted throughout the tri- state area and also as we mentioned, jay z. [ inaudible ] >> and the weather impacting the live shot as well. we'll get back to dick later on this morning. a first moment of silence at 8:46 this morning. time now for an update on our own weather. but before that -- >> i need some cuteness. >> we need some hope for the future. >> we need some cuteness. it's been busy in the weather center. time for the my first 5 photo of the day. this is jazzel. >> she is stunningly beautiful. >> she's very cute. she turns next friday. here she had a blast playing

mini golf for the first time. what do you think, allison? potential. >> look at her shades. you're not taking in all of her glory right now. got the little -- >> she has a golf ball. >> and she has the name for it. >> i bet she'll beat mom and dad golfing as well. to send us your child's pictures go to myfoxdc.com and click on the morning. no golf this morning. we have rain here in the washington area. let's get to the radar. notice the yellow r . a ready. rothth0 h stugdie ctri 0 through the district 27d points south and east down toward oxon hill and down into arndl ates s. y'abo nd matodfe heavy in nd aathat is very slowly pushingto the west. manassas were just dealing with clouds hitbu pushing out to the westleesberg as well. esleut a onds werg. and out toward winchester stju s loudright now. this center of low pressure is pushing up toward new york city at this hour.

let's broaden the view. i'll show you the storm system. and look at that crank up off the coast. we've had tornado watches for the entire state of delaware and most of new jersey. those are in affect until noon today. very heavy rain expected. up to six inches in places like atlanticity and toward wilmington and philadelphia. this will be a slow mover. here in washington r ofmuch of the day. we're waking up with rain. i think later this afternoon it will be mostly cloudy, although we'll have scattered showers left in the forecast and we could see some late-day sun here in washington. here is a look at the five-day forecast. and i know i lot of people want to talk about this weekend. more clouds tonight with a few left over showers during the overnight. tomorrow we wake up with cloud cover and then some sunshine by afternoon. highs in the upper 70s. low 80s on sunday. lots of sunshine. sunday looks great. should be sunshine by sunday afternoon. monday and tuesday look nice as well with temperatures in the 80s. that will do it for weather. let's get to traffic and i know julie wright has been equally

busy. what is going on? a lot. north of route 4, accident on the shoulder there. inbound 350 in buoy, accident off the shoulder. and 410 through riverdale into northeast, hope road shut down in each direction toward minnesota avenue due to a crash. so follow police direction through there. and 295 south accident activity. this is the outer loop of the beltway. all of this slow traffic will carry do you know toward the american legion bridge. two separate accidents out there. we've had a stalled car. all of this has backed up the commute off of 270 which is still jammed from father hurley leaving germantown. so this is a late rush hour for folks toward tysons leaving montgomery county. inner loop of the beltway shaping up as you make your way north of the bridge toward bethesda. earlier accidents there have cleared. inner loop in virginia, leaving the springfield interchang

past the robinson terminal toward 66. checking for a crash along the left side on braddock road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. 8:17. and new this morning, hazmat crews on the scene of a chemical spill in prince george's county. the force of an explosion blew out windows and two garage doors. the spill is contained. crews are now cleaning up the mess. metro and marc will continue the security drills today so you'll see more uniformed officers on platforms above and below ground riding its trains. montgomery county police say it's part of a planned test. there is no threat, so you do not need to be alarmed if you see them. this morning, there is a large search effort underway for a missing yale university student who disappeared just days before she was going to be married. her last known whereabouts, heading to a lab on campus. tom lewis with the story.

>> reporter: this is the last known image of anne lee. entering a yale research lap tuesday morning and she hasn't been seen. and today investigators fearing the worst, combing through nearby dumpster for clues of her whereabouts. >> at first i was really shocked, naturally. then it came to the point of i'm like how could this be and i was scared and now i feel bad for her, because it's a very weird situation that she's been missing. >> reporter: she was preparing to get married this weekend. but there are no signs of her or her fiance at her lawrence street apartment. >> at first we thought, okay, maybe she ran away from the coming wedding. but then it's been more th 48 hours and nobody has seen her after that. so it's kind of scary right now. >> reporter: the fbi was brought in and k-9 units worked the perimeter of the building

she was last seen in. looking into whether her research may have played a role in her disappearance. >> she's a graduate student in the pharmacology department and so she's basically doing some mouse work, to do some research to use the animals. >> reporter: sources tell fox61 that one of her classes was quickly canceled shortly after she disappeared and that one of her professors was questioned but right now the focus is on finding the 24-year-old yale student would emed to vanish into thin air. >> she's a student just like me and i feel extremely bad about it. this is a very severe situation that she's been missing for over 48 hours. >> we'll continue to follow that story as well. today is the inaugural 9/11 fashional day of -- service and remembrance. >> this firefighter is one of the many first responders

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welcome back to fox 5 morning news. today america is remembering 9/11. this is a live look at new york city near ground zero where some services are going to be held a little bit later on this morning. today is not just the 8th anniversary of the terror attacks, it's also been declared a national day of service. >> rfk stadium is hosting operation kid comfort. hundreds of volunteers will help create nearly 100 personalized quilts and pillows for military children whose parents are deployed. the event is put on as a partnership between greater d.c. cares and wal-mart. it's happening from 9:00 to 1:00 and reps joined us in studio this morning to talk about the importance of getting involved. >> there is a constant need for volunteers in the sector. and as far as volunteers, that feeling of giving back. it is a great way to get to know your community, to meet

new people, to network and if you have certain professional skills it's a great way to translate them to the sector. >> most importantly, it's the right thing to do. and it's fun and it gives us a great feeling. >> and we thank them for joining us in studio. meantime on the national mall, a group of soldiers from fort detrick cadets from west point are circling a four mile loop around the monument from midnight to midnight. it's a walk called the day the eagle cried. someone spoke with us about the event. >> bringing awareness to 9/11 and it's a day of reflection for all of us. it reminds us why some of us went into the military begin with and why we continue to stay in. some of us have been deployed before to iraq and afghanistan, so it's an important day for us. >> that is major scott willin. it is open to the public. if would you like to join in

today or tonight, head -- head down to the booth between new jersey avenue and first street northwest. it is 8:25 now. 59 degrees on this friday morning. up next we'll check out stories making headline this is morning. >> and that includes more on a serious accident on metro. then our coverage of the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks continue. coming up in our next half hour, we will go out live to what used to be backus middle school for more on how they are remembering a student and teacher killed inhe tr erro attacks. 8:26. we'll be right back. hey, guys, where the heck is dan? strange -- he used to eat cereal every day. i heard he eats breakfast out now, man. he what? i feel so cold. and alone. dan! dan! dan! dan! now everyone can afford a hot breakfast to go. buy a coffee or any delicious dunkin' beverage and get our new sausage biscuit for just 99 cents.

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pennsylvania, they are also marking 9/11 with a ceremony. 40 people died there when flight 93 crashed in a field. >> we have a representative live in shanksville with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys both. hundreds of people have arrived here, are behind me praying, but thousands more are expected to flock here. it's where the plane went down where hijackerss hijacked a plane. you see crosses and wooden angels symbolizing the nation's darkest day. set up by family members and visitors of the site throughout

the years. as for the ceremony today. it starts at 9:45 is open to the public. colen powell is the keynote speaker and former homeland security security tom ridge will be here to meet with those that lost family on the plane that day. one of the biggest announcements is that it will be recognized as a final resting place where a permanent memorial will be built. you may recall that plan for a memorial has been in the works but the land was privately owned until a few weeks ago when it was announced that the government acquired the land and it's set to open on the 10th anniversary of the attack. there will be about $58 million poured into it and it will expand 2,000-acres to honor and celebrate the lives of the heroes, those people who put the line that day for all of us.

for now, that is thvery latest from shanksville. guys, back to you. >> it seems very quiet there. what is the mood there behind you? >> reporter: the mood of course, i mean as it has been, since early this morning is very tearful. a lot of folks here and for some of those who haven't been here before, coming here for the f time -- you see people break down in ways you've never seen. you're seeing a lot of people cry, people bringing their family and kids that weren't born on that day because they want them to know like, look, these people didn't go down without a fight. these folks are the reason why many more are still living today. so a lot of the folks arvery sad. but some of them, it's kind of interesting, they're like, yeah, i'm sad but i'm also happy because to know that these folks had so much bravery

and so much courage to do what they did on that day speaks so much about the brave souls. so of course it's an array of emotion, but the main one is just this line of sadness, really. >> in shanksville, pennsylvania, this morning. thank you for the report. we'll continue to follow the reports here, in new york and in washington as well. >> and i remember let's roll, that's what the rallying cry was there when they decided they won't be the next plane to crash into a building. it's very inspirational. >> and she mentioned some coming to the site who weren't born then or don't have a lot of knowledge and there is an article in the washington post, for young teen-agers, if you're 13 years old, you were 5. you barely have a memory, if any, about the event. so it's reparkable, because it marked so many of us so stngly. but if you're young, you barely

remember it. >> and you can't understand it. i can't hardly understand it so it's hard for the young people to understand it as well. weather is a factor today with the events, not just here but across the mid-atlantic. tucker barnes joins us with the latest on that. >> thank you very much. gloomy conditions out there, gray skies and rain during the last couple of hours. we'll start with the hd radar. you can see the showers continue. here in washington we're getting a break but pushing across the southwest side of town toward reston and manassas. we have a band of moderate to heavy showers continuing. light showers will continue for much of the morning hours before we finally start to see this lift off to the north and east. i want to show you this storm system because it is impressive. look at it wrap up during the overnight hours and it's throwing moisture and thunderstorms back into the mid- atlantic. willking ton delaware, expecting up to 6 inches of

rain in atlantic city. new york city have wind gusts of over 15 miles per hour. and national hurricane center, we'll see if they don't revisit this one as it continues to push off to the north and northeast over the next couple of hours. you can see the line there very well defined. if you're watching off to the south and west, toward culpeper and charlottesville, you'll see some sunshine later today and you'll have warmer temperatures. out to the west, you'll see highs near 80. here in washington it will be cooler with highs in the low to mid-70s. right now 60 degrees at reagan national. cool start to the day. 59 in frederick and out at dulles airport. temperatures today, a little bit of sunshine, partly cloudy this afternoon, our high temperature about 73 degrees. and again dealing with the morning rain and rain showers moving out of the north at 10- 15. i'll be back in a couple of minutes to look at the weekend forecast. let's get to julie wright with our on-time traffic. not much chaz changed --

not much has changed out of montgomery county. this is 2070 leaving clarksberg and over a 20-mile backup right now leaving clarksberg past father hurley and toward the american legion bridge. again, from exit 18 all the way down to the split. 18 miles of slow traffic and then down to the bridge, which is another 5 miles so over 20 miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic toward the dice ons area. inner loop is open. top stretch of the beltway slow from college park toward silver spring. inbound on route 50, the incident in buoy is cleared. traffic slows from 410 in riverdale to northeast. on 395, accident southbound at ridge road was cleared. northbound slow from the h.o.v. and main line toward seminary road. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >> julie, thank you very much. eight years ago today a teacher and student from backus middle school were killed in the 9/11 attacks. >> they were on american airlines flight 77 on the way

to california for a national geographic society conference when their flight was hijacked and crashed into the pentagon. sherry lyjoins us live from what was once backus middle school. sherry, explain that. that school is no longer being occupied by students? it's moved. >> that's right. >> reporter: backus middle school has been closed for a few years. but the tree that was planted here and the plaque in honor of that teacher and student are still on the campus. the family has been taking care of that over the last couple of years. and today, they are also going to dedicate a new plaque that is newer and larger to this tree and memorial that still stands here, that makes the teacher and the student's memory live on forever. 11-year-old asia was in the 6th grade here at backus. she is remembered for her

smile, persistence and kind heart. her teacher sarah was engaged to be married and had two cildren. eight years ago the two were on board amican airlines flight 77 headed to california for the national geographic society conference when their flight was taken over by terrorists and crashed into the pentagon. cotton was a new student at the school. cat home run was a teacher. -- cothan was a teacher. and we're told at la salle campus where the staff and students have gone to, they will be planting some roses there. liveme, sherry ly, fox 5 news. coming up live, we'll check out more stories happening this morning. >> it is now 8:38. we'll be right back.

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welcome back to this special look at the 8th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. as we prepare to join the rest of the nation in what will be a moment of silence at 8:46, the on observance of the first

crash. we'll take you live to new york city. >> we understand that this ceremony has begun. we'll understand that the mayor will introduce the name of silence and after that they'll begin reading the name of the victims who died there. the moment of silence should begin in just a few moments, commemorating the time when the first plane hit the south tower. >> and the rain continues to fall as we take a look at president obama and first la michelle walking out to the south lawn of the white house to observe the moment of silence. [ bell ringing ] [ silence ]

there is the president and the first lady returning to the white house now after observing the first moment of silence marking the moment when the first plane struck the north tower of the world trade center in new york city. here is mayor bloomberg in new york speaking. let's listen in. >> reflecting on all she has seen in her life and from the halls of justice, the recently retired supreme justice court sandra day o'connor said this.

we don't accomplish anything in this world alone. and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life. and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that create something. >> again new york city mayor michael bloomberg with the opening remarks. and later, as we've grown accustomed to, the names of the family members lost will be read aloud there. and again, there will be -- they will be done in pairs. 230 readers in all. they'll continue until all of the names are read there in new york city. >> they will be pausing at the appropriate times for more moments of silence. of course the next one will occur when the second plane struck the south tower. >> then at 9:59, a moment of silence wilmark when the south tower fell. the last moment of silence is

at 10:29 when the north tower fell. in between the moments of silence, the reading of the names will continue. >> taps is going to be performed by three trumpeters, one in the nypd and one from the fdny and one from the port authority police department. he program is scheduled to end today at 12:30. be tostoi to be the entire ceremony on myfoxdc.com. and the reading of the names will include one more name this year. >> new york's medical examiner ruled that leon hayward who died last year of lymphoma and lung disease was a homicide victim because he was caught in the toxic dust cloud just after the towers collapsed. we have more on the health concerns of first responders. >> this is my detective shield and police shield when i retired. my father's shield is in the middle and my grandfather's shield is up on the right. >> reporter: earnest loved being a cop.

for 16 years he was a member of new york's finst. but in 2004, a life-threatening illness ended his career. >> i didn't expect to retire as a cancer patient. >> reporter: we met him in 2007 after he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of lymphoma. a cancer of the immune system. >> it's taken it's toll on my amily. thank god i've had my wife to support me. >> reporter: he was one of the estimated 40,000 people who were part of the rescue and recovery mission at ground zero after the 9/11 attacks. he worked there for several months. >> the an -- the conditions were horrible. especially if the first week or two. it was none stopjust soot and grime and smoke. >> reporter: a recent study suggests that post traumatic stress disorder and asthma are the major health consequences after the attack. now eight years later, the new concern is cancer.

>> we know that there were exposured at the world trade center carcinogen. >> reporter: the director of the mt. sigheny center. >> we saw four responders in our group of patients that we're following who were under 45 years old and that was startling to us. >> reporter: but she says that while there are concerns, it's too soon to tell if exposure to ground zero caused the cancer. and earnest is now cancer-free but the side affects constantly remind him of his or deal. >> memory loss is one of them. and hearing loss. i have some severe hearing loss and just numbness in certain areas of your body. >> reporter: earnest checks in yearly with the program and goes to his oncologist every six months to see if the cancer

has returned. >> i keep my fingers crossed and pray to god. it's hard. it's very hard. >> every other day we just live for the moment. we'reery happy that god has given us these past couple of years as gifts and every day we look at it that way. >> reporter: fox news. >> it was weight -- it was eight years ago but the emotional scars continue for a lot of people. >> it comes right back. 59 degrees on this friday morning. >> we'll go live to the pentagon where today's remembrances include remarks from president ay stay withs.ni news will be right back. 8:53 now. explain.

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let as take a look at the five-day forecast. today is a mess. what's the weekend looking like? >> we'll have more showers today. later this afternoon it will be just clouds. maybe even sunshine out to the west and high temperature in the low 70s. there is your weekend forecast. tomorrow we'll end the day with sunshine and it will get better saturday night. sunday bright sunshine across its area. high temperatures in the low 80s and the nice sunny weather will continue into monday and tuesday. >> tucker, thank you. let's see. there are many events as we've been telling you all morning planned today at the pentagon where american airlines flight 77 came crashing down. this morning we go to holly morris who is there for all of that. holly. >> reporter: good morning to both of you. everyone battling the elements out here this morning. but the ceremony is set to start around 9:30. and we are just outside of the actual pentagon memorial. officially dedicated just last year. you can see friends and family of the victims are starting to

arrive now. and they're walking out, checking out the perspective benches for their family member and remembering, reflecting and thinking about all that has happened over the past eight years and where we're headed into the future. as far as the ceremony today, it's a pretty simple ceremony. much smaller than the dedication ceremony last year. secret service has secured the area and get irving in. it will start with a welcome from admil michael mullen. at 9:37, there will be a moment of silence. that is the actual time of of f at 9:38, secretary of defense robert gates who is in essence hosting the event here today will have some remarks for the people that have gathered here. and an he will introduce president obama. at 9:41 the president is set to

speak. this is his first 9/11 anniversary as the president of our country. and at 9:50, america the beautiful will be sung. and i just gave you the rundown of the times, but they're saying the ceremony will last less than an hour. i'm sure the weather will quicken the ceremony even more. yet at the same time, obviously it's going to be given the time that it deserves for the families to come here and be a part of this. it is not open to the public. it is a private ceremony. i want to remind you how the actual memorial is set up. there is 184 benches, each bench representing a person that lost their life eight years ago. and the orientation of the benches are significant. if you're reading the name on the bench and it faces the sky, that is someone who lost their life that is on flight 77. if you're reading the name and it faces the pentagon, then it was someone in the building on that fateful day. this memorial as